Q&A
CORE commission meetings and commissioner selection process
1:36:40
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3 min
Councilmember Williams inquires about the frequency of CORE meetings and the selection process for commissioners, with Linda Tigani providing details on both topics.
- CORE meets at least once a month, with six meetings held so far
- Tigani clarifies that she does not have a role in the selection or vetting process for commissioners
- The charter mandate outlines key considerations for appointing bodies, including representation of underrepresented communities and backgrounds in advocacy, racial equity, and public service
- Tigani describes the diverse backgrounds of current commissioners, including expertise in health equity, civil rights, employment law, and youth advocacy
Nantasha M. Williams
1:36:40
Thank you.
1:36:41
How many times has the commission been able to meet so far?
Linda Tigani
1:36:44
Should we meet every month, at least once a month?
1:36:48
So it's the 1st Friday of every month, and we have met I'm very relieved for me.
1:36:55
We've met 6 times.
Nantasha M. Williams
1:36:59
Thank you.
1:37:01
So back to the commissioner selection process, can you tell us about the selection or vetting process?
1:37:06
I know you don't play a core role, but if you could share if any at all the selection or vetting process in your role in that process as chair.
1:37:17
I do not have
Linda Tigani
1:37:18
a role in this election or a
Nantasha M. Williams
1:37:19
vetting process.
1:37:21
Okay.
1:37:22
Do you know if any would criteria considerations were taken into account when selecting embedding commissioners?
Linda Tigani
1:37:29
So the charter mandate outlines key requirements, not my apologies, not requirements, but considerations for the important bodies.
1:37:40
And so that include sorry.
1:37:43
That includes never having served on a board before representing communities, are traditionally underrepresented and also having a background, either in advocacy, racial equity, and public service.
Nantasha M. Williams
1:38:01
Do you feel like the current appointments reflect that?
Linda Tigani
1:38:04
I do.
1:38:05
I'm very honored to work with a 13 commission nurse that have been appointed.
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They're a diverse group.
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They represent everything from labor to environmental justice this, to civil rights, to health equity.
1:38:19
I think this is a great team to work with.
Nantasha M. Williams
1:38:22
Okay.
1:38:22
So you can describe a little bit more about the point that missioner's qualifications with respect to, like, some of the things you just mentioned, civil rights, community leadership.
Linda Tigani
1:38:33
Sure.
1:38:33
So we have Doctor Torian Easterling who was the health department inaugural chief equity officer, and he led the race the justice team in HealthEquity as well as the COVID vaccine equity campaign at the health department.
1:38:47
So his expertise is both content based but also understands the tools that we're going to be using to assess both the plan, as well as work US THAT WE GET FROM THE SPEAKER'S OFFICE OR COUNCIL COMMITTIES.
1:39:02
Doctor sorry, REVIN, KIRSTON, JOHN FOY, ALSO HAS of experience, advocating on behalf of communities, also from a faith based perspective, advocating faith based advocating with faith based communities to advance civil rights not only in New York City, but across the nation.
1:39:23
We also have, let's see, Christo Christobel Gutierrez, who is a speaker appointee that comes with accents of experience and employment law and works with Mesa Road, New York.
1:39:36
He's a lead attorney there.
1:39:38
And I would say just 1 1 other exam from the mayor's team.
1:39:42
We have Andrew K Gabriel or Drew Gabriel as he goes by.
1:39:47
And he has extensive experience working with young people and really being able to advocate on the needs for individuals under the age of 25.
1:39:56
He is also the representative of voices for he's the representative of young people or people under the age of 25.